Novel benzisothiazoline dioxides



3,164,602 NOVEL BENZISOTHIAZOLINE DIOXIDES Scott J. Childress, NewtownSquare, and Thomas Baum, Bryn Mawr, Pa., assignors to American HomeProducts Corporation, New York, N.Y., a corporation of Delaware NoDrawing. Filed Oct. 5, 1962, Ser. No. 228,729 I 4 Claims. (Cl. 260-301)This invention relates to novel benzisothiazoline dioxides, to theirsalts with pharmaceutically acceptable acids, and to methods suitablefor their .prepartion.

The new compounds of this invention are valuable because of theirpharmacodynamic effects. Specifically they exhibit antihypertensive,local anesthetic, and antihistamine activity.

The new compounds of this invention are bases having the formula I CH2 Xl N-alk-Am \S a in which X is hydrogen, methyl, chloro, or bromo, alk isa polymethylene radical containing from two to six carbon atoms, and Amis a tertiary amino radical containing less than seven carbon atoms, andthe acid addition salts of said bases with pharmaceutically acceptableacids. Thus alk may represent an ethylene radical, a

trimethylene radical, a tetramethylene radical, or even a hexamethyleneradical. The group designated as alk may also bear one or morehydrocarbon substituents such as methyl along its length. Am may, forexample,be diethylamino, dimethylamino, dipropylamino, morpholino,piperidino, pyyrolidino, N-methylpiperazino, diethanolamino, orNa(hydroxyethyl)piperazino.

The compounds of this invention may be prepared b treating al,2-benzisothiazoline 1,1-dioxide having the formula (preferably in theform of an. alkali metal derivative) with a compound having the formulain which formulas X, alk, and Am have the above meanings and in whichhal represents chlorine, bromine, iodine V of product.

or a functional equivalent thereof such as methanesulfonoxy,benzenesulfonoxy, or p-toluenesulr'onoxy.

The benzisothiazoline dioxi-des may be easily prepared,

a we have found, by the unexpectedly facile reduction of abenzoylsufimides substituted in the aromatic ring by methyl, chlorine orbromine are similarly reduced to the corresponding ring substitutedbenzisothiazoline 1,1-dioxides. Instead of tetrahydrofuran, otherether-type solvents such as dioxan, diethyl ether, di-isopropyl ether,or 1,2-dimethoxyethane may be employed. After the reduction iscompleted, excess lithium aluminum hydride may be destroyed byadditionrof a hydroxylic solvent such as water, a lower alkanol, or aglycol, after which an aqueous acid may be added to dissolve aluminumhyextraction, or other suitable means.

Pharmaceutically acceptable acids for use in forming acid addition saltsof the novel bases of this invention include hydrochloric, hydrobromic,sulfuric, citric, maleic, fumaric, malic, succinic, salicylic, andbenzoic acids.

The compounds of this invention, preferably in the form of the acidaddition salts, may be combined into convienient dosage forms withsuitable fillers,'extenders, diluents, suspending agents or solvents.They may be administered orally or parenterally, and may be employed inboth human and veterinary medicine. In some instances it may bepreferable to provide for delayed release l by coating the tablet or theindividual grains from which a tablet is formed with slow-release agentssuch as shellac, ethylcellulose, or other suitable polymers, such, forexample, as the acrylic acid-polyallyl sucrose copolymer availablecommercially as Carbopol 934.

The following examples illustrate how the compounds of this inventionmay be prepared.

- 7 EXAMPLE 1- ,Z-Benzisothiazolifie 1,1-Di0xz'de A solution of 3.9grams of lithium aluminum hydride in 200 ml. of tetrahydrofuran isslowly treated with 18.3 grams of saccharin (acid form) at roomtemperature.

After stirring for two days, water is cautiously added to destroy excesshydride, and the bulk of the crude oxide recovered by filtration.Evaporation of the filtrate gives 4.5 grams of ,crude product. Thefiltered oxide is suspended in' water, acidified withhydrochloric acid,and filtered. The precipitate is extracted into hot alcohol, andevapor-tion of the alcohol gives an additional 9 grams The combinedproducts are recrystallized from alcohol to give 11 grams ofbenzisothiazoline 1,1- dioxide, MP. 109 C.

EXAMPLE 2 2- (3 -Dimethylam inopropyl -Z ,2 -Benzis0thiaz0line 1 ,1-Dioxide A solution of 2.3 grams of sodium in ml. of alcohol is added toa mixture of 8.4 grams of 1,2-benzisothiazoline 1,1-dioxide and 7.9grams of 3-dimethylaminopropyl chloride hydrochloride and the resultantmixture heated under reflux for 6 hours. The mixture is filtered andconcentrated to an oil. The oil is taken up in ether, washed with diluteNaOH and water, dried and concentrated, yielding2-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) 1,2-benzisothiazoline 1,1-dioxide as an oil.Treatment with a slight excess of an ethereal solution of maleic acidgives a salt. The product so obtained is recrystallized from alcohol togive white crystals, M.P. 176-178 C.

Patented Jan. 5, 1965 Analysis O i N" Calculated for:

C12H13N2O2S.C4H1O1 51; 88 5.99 7. 56 Found; 52.19 5. 98 7.32

The hydrochloride is prepared by using an ethereal solution of HClinstead of maleic acid.

EXAMPLE 3 2-(Z-Diethylaminoethyl) -1,2-Benzisthiaz0line 1,1-Dioxide Thiscompound is prepared by the method of Example 2, substituting' 8.6 g. ofdiethylaminoethyl chloride hydrochloride for the dimethylaminopropylchloride hydrochloride therein employed. The maleic acid salt soprepared, upon recrystallization from alcohol meltsat 106108 C.

Analysis C N Calculated for C1sH20N202S.C4H404 Found EXAMPLE 4'vFollowing the'procedure of Example 1, 21.7 g. of 6- chlorosaccharin isconverted into 6-.chloro-1,2-benzisothiazoline 1,l-dioxide.

EXAMPLE 5- )7 Following the procedure of Example 1, 26.2 g'. of 5-bromosaccharin is converted into 5-bromo-1,2-benzisothiazoline1,1-dioxide. 7

EXAMPLE 6' IFollowing the procedure of Example 2, 10.2 g. of 6-chloro-1,2-benzisothiazoline 1,1-dioxide is converted into2-(Z-dimethylaminopropyl) 6 chloro-l,2-benzisothiazoline 1,1-dioxide bysubstituting Z-diniethylarninopropyl chloride hydrochloride 'for the 3dimethyla'minoprop'yl chloride hydrochloride employed therein.

7 EXAMPLE 7 Following the procedure of Example 2, 12.4 g. of 5-bromo-1,2-benzisothiazoline 1,1-dioxide is converted into'2-.(2-dimethylaminoethyl) 5' bromo-1,2-benzisothiazoline 1,1-dioxide bysubstituting Z-dimethylaminoethyl chloride hydrochloride for theS-dimethylaminopropyl chloride hydrochloride employed therein.

EXAMPLE 8 Following the procedure of Example 2, 8.4 g. of 1,2-benzisothiazoline 1,1-dioxide is converted into2-piperidinoethyl-1,2-benzisothiazoline 1,1-dioxide by substitutingZ-piperidinoethyl chloride hydrochloride for the .3-dimethylaminopropylchloride hydrochloride employed therein.

We claim: E v 7 1. A compound selected from the group consisting ofbases having the formula ,pylamino, morpholino, piperidino, pyrrolidino,N-methylpiperazino, diethanolamino and N-(hydroxyethyl)piperazino, andthe acid addition salts of said bases with pharmaceutically acceptableacids.

2. 2-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) 1,2- benzisothiazoline 1,1-dioxide.

3. Z-(Z-diethylaminoethyl) 1,2 benzisothiazoline 1,1- dioxide. i 1

, 4. A process of preparing a 1,2-benzisothiazoline 1,1-

dioxide which comprises reducing a benzoylsulfimide having the formula:

wherein X represents a member of the group consisting of chlorine,bromine, methyl and hydrogen witha stoichiometric excess of lithiumaluminum hydride in the presence of a solvent selected from the groupconsisting of tetrahydrofuran, dioxan, diethyl ether, di-isopropyl etherand 1,2-dimethoxyethane, adding a hydroxylie solvent selected from thegroup consisting of water, glycol and a lower alkanol to decomposeunreacte d lithium aluminum hydride, and thereafter recovering from thereaction mixture a 1,2-benzisothiazoline 1,1-dioxide.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Groganet al Iune19, 1956 Habicht et al June 12; 1962

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